In March 2011, who was in the news when the Supreme Court of India rejected her plea for euthanasia,…
The correct choice is: “Aruna Shanbaug” Aruna Shanbaug was a nurse at KEM Hospital, Mumbai, who had lain in a persistent vegetative state since a sexual assault in 1973. In…
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In March 2011, who was in the news when the Supreme Court of India rejected her plea for euthanasia, but paved the way for legalization of passive euthanasia?
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The correct choice is: “Aruna Shanbaug”
Aruna Shanbaug was a nurse at KEM Hospital, Mumbai, who had lain in a persistent vegetative state since a sexual assault in 1973. In Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug v. Union of India (7 March 2011), the Supreme Court rejected the plea for her euthanasia filed by the journalist Pinki Virani. However, it laid down guidelines permitting passive euthanasia (withdrawal of life support) with High Court approval.
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